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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1990)
.University University physicist wins research grant B\ Dan lisler I liter,ild Reporter I'niversilv phvsii s professor Hii.im Matthews vvas .ippointed In a seven-venr term as a Him aril Hughes Mediittl Institute on rsl igalor Wednesdav I lie S t million appnintmeii! is pai I ol long lei in i ollaliora live agreement lor hiomediial reseat li in slrui.lural hmlngv at the l'ni\ersit\ lielween the I niv ersitv and the III INI I in lie lliesda Md Matthews a phvsii ist and i r\slallographei will i nnliniie Ills positions at the I'niversilx as phv sii s professor and direr loi of the I'niversilx s Instiliile ol Miller tilai lliologv Ill .lllHitillll M.lttlll'WS IS .III ■ illIiiiii I him In*iiiistr\ |iri)l<'ssui .it Ihf ( >ii• vti*i) lli'.illll Si u ni i s I imi'isil\ in l’iirtl.iml I )i M.itllii'Us ,i| >111 milmi'iit ■ is till- lllsl IIIIMI ■ ll\l'st I li-lll »i in ( lii'umi is p.iit nt tin' insti lull’ s r\|i,null’ll ri’si’iin Ii |>rn jif.itu ulmli now I'liipll.isi/us tin’ sii|i|iurl nt 11 ii 11 \ nlii.il si uni lists in .i \.iriulv nt .ii .iiIi iiiii .mil n si'.iri Ii institutions with si ii* ut i I ii | ii • r.i in s involving linspil.ils s.uil IIIIMI I’ri’si iIimiI I’urnnll U ( lioppin An iinport.inl loiiji Iitiii Hi 1.11 nf tins i iill.iluii.it i*iii will III- III .1P p I \ till' SI II ’I I I till I. iii m Iii lip■ u,mil'll in tin- l.iho i.11111 \ to llir pri'v i-iition .mil t ri'.il mi’iit ol iltsi,isr ( I lop pi t) s.thi Milllflt'WS il.is 111.nil SlUlllIl i .ml i nullilnilurns In tin lii lil ul slrui liii.il liinln^v . mi lulling it<• vs k 111 iv\ Icilui’ ill 11riili’iu-UNA mli'i.ii I mu-, .mil [111.11-1n slim lllli’ .lllll sl.lllllll) ( r\ sl.illour.ipln is .1 s|ir< iul Iih 1111 i<|in■ whi n’ si ii-nlisls ilr 11 -r 111 inr ihr strut Inn- uf biulngi I . 11 stlllsl.illi (is Inn sill,ill In In sci■ n with cM’ii llif iniisl piiwi’t 1111 mu him opes Mullhitws s.m! rhi' liu Imiqui' inmbmi's \ r.ivs iissl.ils .mil i o 1111> 1111' 1 s In I's.mimi’ lluisi’ subs!,mi rs III’ S.llll M.illhrws s.ml his urmip hus lid’ll iisiiiu Ibis p i It 11 i<| 111 ■ for .1 mi 1111>1 t ul vi'.iis .iildmu lli.il rci ctitI\ llii' li'< hnlipir li.is Im'i'ii It Today For v . 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UIIMI w ill assist with the pun base ol state-of-the-art research equip ment, including a new compu ter system. X rev equipment and a robot it < rvst.d lizal ion de \ it e Ibis support will allow the team to expand its present re seanh program and also sloth new I ields. Mall hew s said Matthews research program has been helped In the l lli\ or sit\ s Molei il In I Ihologv lush lute which has ' ‘fostered a suppnrtive en\ iromnent that has been ol t i it a al impoi taut e to the set t ess he said Matthews has been al the I niversih si nee 11M >* l He re t eiverl his undergraduate and dot tin al degrees I rum the Ini \ ei s11\ ot \tlt 1 ride m \ustr.i In and is a member ol the \ational At atleiin ot St ient ex _Police Beat_ Tlic to I low mg is .1 list ot i am pus area crimes taken hum ()llii e nl Public Satelv .tint 1 ".iigenc Police Department reports between Dei )) .iitri |.iii i • I ''D ' '! '11e I’: K.11111.1 I'm li.itemilv "I I I ;ih \ve hu liiinl |eli'\ .iiul 11u furnishing .ili iiluil Id minors un |.m li MM) eittii eis nere (!is|j,iti heil lii the house e.uhei lli.it evening 11 "mii-.: ,i reported rape \ller imeslig.ition. tile report uus detei milled to he union tided During the im est mut ion ,ui KIM) ollit.ei observed mam subjet P u In appeared to he 11 ni let the I eis ,11 drinking age Hie president ot the 11 .lie 1 mil His ipiest null'll .Old did not dent Illinois were dlllik iiig.il the part 1 I he president was told tile im ident would he reported to the ( )i egon I.ii|iioi Control Commission and the Student Conduit ( 0111 miller • \ '• 1 t . •' ul .1. ill 1: 1 ed It 1 .11 d ,11 it I S I ! 11 1 ash w as reported si 1. leu trom Mai Arthur Court during registration |an a The owner letl the wallet 111 hag Im a moment and returned to discover it gone • I " i and as ..tuIt ot a 1 dm ei sit\ .Indent at his resident 1 was reported to KIM) un Dei 2a Ihe student had just returned home w hen the suspect knoi ked on Ins 1I001 When the student opened the dooi the suspei I pushed Ills wax into the apartment, pulled a knile and plai ed it at the student s throat \ struggle ensued during wliii h the student was 1 ut undei Ins 1 hni and on Ins lingei I lie suspei I then grabbed a portable stereo a television set and two tennis rai hols, put them 111 a garbage hag lie brought w ith Inm and lett the apartment I he value ol the stolen items is estimated at $a4'l I he suspei t IS desi rihed as a dark haired Pit) pound. n loot 1 mili white male m Ins _'Us ||t. was |t|s| s(.,,„ wearing a black leather jai ket lil.it k pants, and w lute tennis shoes • \ wallet (ontaining Slat) cash and credit cards was reported stolen to I IM) Dei J4 Ihe wallet was stolen during a wedding at 1 oilier I louse I )ei 2 4 • t >I’S n i ei\ ed a report ol criminal misi hiet at the Cniversitv Inn I *''i J t Ihe passenger and driver windows ol a Toyota Cel u a in the I I parking lot were smashed with rot ks < aiismg approximate Iv S toil damage • aadi 1 hinge tonus weie reported stolen trom Oregon llall to KIM) De, 14 • \ 1 .ad ol wood worth Mitl was reported stolen trom llamilton ( 0111 pies to KIM) Dei 14 rhe unknown suspei ts entered the build be: and removed the wood trom the room in whit It it was stored • 'i 1 "Io ’’I •' lie d esam loi Ai counting 2 I was stolen trom l.il herl llall during a burglars reported to KIM) Dei I I Ihe unknown suspei Is kii ked in two oil ice doors 111 the hall, which were later disi mcred In a i ustodian • 1 he theft ol a wool ja< ket from the l Iniversitv Bookstore was re ported In ()PS 1 )e( H • In addition OPS reports 11 bikes stolen one recovered
